SERVICE PATTERN (February)

Sunday in month 8.30a.m. 10.00am & 11.30am 6.30p.m.

Feb 1 Lord’s iv. A taste of Paradise xiv. Jesus’ grace and mercy Supper Genesis 2 Mark 7.24 - 8.10 (Hall)

Feb 8 v. The Fall xv. Seeing who Jesus is Genesis 3.1-7 Mark 8.11-30 Lord’s Supper @ 11.30 (Church)

Feb 15 Lord’s vi. Judgment and mercy xvi. Counting the cost Supper Genesis 3.8-15 Mark 8.31-9.1 Lord’s Supper @10.00 (Hall)

Feb 22 Thinking Day xvii. Be encouraged! All Age Service @ 10.00 Mark 9.1-13 (Hall)

Mar 1 Lord’s vii. Cain and Abel xviii The way of the cross Supper Genesis 4 Mark 9.14-29 (Hall)

Prayer Fellowship - Knock Room 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month at 7.30p.m.

Ladies’ Prayer Fellowship - Breda Room 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of each month at 10.30a.m.

Baptisms at any service other than Holy Communion and by arrangement with the Rector

Weddings by arrangement with the Rector

Sunday School Every Sunday (September – June) at 10.20 a.m. except 3rd Sunday of each month .

Primary Sunday School – Age 3 - 6. Minor Hall Superintendent: Mrs Elizabeth Murphy. Tel 028 90 641974 Junior Sunday School - Age 7 – 11. Main Hall Superintendent: Mrs Jackie Mayes. Tel 028 90 799180 Senior Sunday School - Age 11 – 13. Main Hall Superintendent: Mr Jack Mayes. Tel 028 90 799180 Pathfinders - Age 13 – 15. Main Hall

Crèche – for babies up to age 3 in Knock Room, Main Hall

X-Ray Tel 028 90 694217

THE MAGAZINE OF KNOCKBREDA PARISH CHURCH

February 2015

Rector: Rev Bill Press 69, Church Road, Belfast, BT8 7AN Tel: 028 90 641493

Curate Assistant: Rev. Gerardo Gimpel 28, Church Road, Belfast BT8 7AQ Tel: 028 90 694217

Assisting Clergy: Rev. Canon Dr. S.E. Long Tel : 028 90 793401

Lay Reader: Derek Cheatley Tel : 028 90 643901

Organists: Grace Ryan Andrew Thompson Tel: 028 90 793828 Tel : 028 90 793186

Link Missionaries: Kenneth and Judith Finch, Kampala kfinch@img.co.ug Dr Rory and Denise Wilson, Kiwoko Ram and Grace, www.crosslinks.org

Church Wardens: Tom Davies (Rector’s)

Brian Mateer (People’s)

Glebe Wardens: Jack Mayes (Rector’s)

Jim Gowdy (People’s)

Magazine Circ Manager: Alan Templeton

Tel: 028 90 701686

Hon. Sec. to Select Vestry: Norman Sleator

Tel: 028 90 791362

Hon. Parochial Treasurer: Ernest Downey

Tel: 028 90 647940

Parish Panel Child Welfare: Sandra Beattie Ernest Downey

Tel: 028 90 701262 Tel: 028 90 647940

Sexton: Robert McAvoy

Tel: 028 90 692400

Parish Secretary: Linda Butterwick

c/o Parish Office, Purdys Lane, Belfast, BT8 7AR Tel: 028 90 645372

Parish Website: www.knockbredaparish.org

BABIES and TODDLERS Shake, Rattle and Rhyme - 2nd and 4th Thursdays - 10.00am to 11.00am in the Minor Hall Mrs Jackie Mayes Tel 028 90 799180

YOUTH ACTIVITIES GIRLS

Brownies Age 7—10 Tuesday 6.30p.m. to 8.00p.m. in the Minor Hall. Mrs Andrea McConnell Tel 028 90 701203

Guides (10 – 14) Mondays 7.30p.m. to 9.00p.m. in the Minor Hall. Miss Amy Green Tel 028 90 793775 Senior Section (14—25) Mondays 7.30p.m. to 9.00p.m. in the Minor Hall. Miss Amy Green Tel 028 90 793775

MIXED

Senior Badminton Club Wednesday from 8.00p.m. in the Main Hall Tel 028 90 701062 September to March X-Ray Open to all young people of 3rd Form age and above.

ADULT ACTIVITIES Ladies’ Bowling Club Monday at 7.30p.m. in the Main Hall Contact:- Maureen Coulter Tel 028 90 702246

Mothers’ Union 1st Thursday at 8.00p.m. in the Main Hall. Secretary:- Jacqueline Davie Tel 028 91 821637

Men's Club Tuesday 7.30p.m. in the Main Hall. (Bowls form a major part of their programme.) Contact:- Dennis Davison Tel 028 90 701704

Thursday Club 2nd Thursday at 2.30p.m. in the Minor Hall. Contact:- Mina Kelso Tel 028 90 799109

GENERAL INFORMATION

Missionary interest is central to the life of our Parish. The following are the Secretaries from whom information, literature or boxes may be obtained. Crosslinks – Brian Lloyd Tel 028 90 701099 C.M.S. Ireland – Vacant Mid-Africa Ministry – Mrs Jackie Mayes Tel 028 90 799180 Leprosy Mission – Miss P. Wells Tel 028 90 701988 Flowers for the church are always in demand. You may donate flowers to the church on a particular Sunday by appending your name to the list in the Church Porch. The Flower List for 2015 is available in the Church Porch Breda Messenger The Editorial Team would appreciate if all contributions for the March edition of the magazine could be with them no later than Thursday 5th February, 2015. Contributions can be e-mailed to knbreda@hotmail.com or left in the Church Office.. Parish Website can be accessed at www.knockbredaparish.org

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FEBRUARY CROSSWORD Across 8 Interrogated (Acts 12:19) (5-8) 9 ‘Burn it in a wood fire on the — heap’ (Leviticus 4:12) (3) 10 Tobit, Judith, Baruch and the books of Esdras and the Maccabees are part of it (9) 11 Science fiction (abbrev.) (3-2) 13 Clay pit (anag.) (7) 16 Went to (John 4:46) (7) 19 ‘Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to — your bodies as living sacrifices’ (Romans 12:1) (5) 22 David’s plea to God concerning those referred to in 14 Down: ‘On — — let them escape’ (Psalm 56:7) (2,7) 24 Royal Automobile Club (1,1,1) 25 How the book of Ezekiel refers to God more than 200 times (Ezekiel 2:4) (9,4)

Down

1 Seas (Proverbs 8:24) (6) 2 One of the sons of Eli the priest, killed in battle by the Philistines (1 Samuel 4:11) (6) 3 Specialist in the study of the Muslim religion (8) 4 ‘Do not rebuke an older man harshly, but — him as if he were your father’ (1 Timothy 5:1) (6) 5 One of Esau’s grandsons (Genesis 36:11) (4) 6 Taking a chance (colloq.) (2,4) 7 God’s instructions to the Israelites concerning grain offerings: ‘ — salt to — your offerings’ (Leviticus 2:13) (3,3) 12 Confederation of British Industry (1,1,1) 14 ‘All day long they twist my words; they are always — to harm me’ (Psalm 56:5) (8) 15 The crowd’s reaction to Jesus bringing back to life a widow’s son in Nain (Luke 7:16) (3) 16 Disappear (Psalm 104:35) (6) 17 How Jeremiah was likely to die if he wasn’t rescued from the cistern where he was imprisoned (Jeremiah 38:9) (6) 18 What the prophets do to a wall, with whitewash (Ezekiel 13:10, RSV) (4,2) 20 Made by a plough (Job 39:10) (6) 21 Noah was relieved when the flood waters continued to —(Gen 8:5) (6) 23 Jesus gave the Twelve the power and authority to do this to diseases (Luke 9:1) (4)

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Rector’s Letter

Why teaching the Bible is at the centre of our mission

Dear Friends,

‘ He humbled you, causing you to hunger and then feeding you with manna, which neither you nor your fathers had known, to teach you that man does not live by bread alone but on every

word that comes from the mouth of the LORD.’

Deuteronomy 8.3 In this year of mission at Knockbreda (and indeed for the future beyond 2015), it is vital that our agenda is established by the gospel, rather than by the world. The world would love the Church to be distracted by all sorts of other concerns – social concerns and even religious concerns. The last thing the world wants us to talk about is Christ and the last thing it wants to hear is gospel preaching. The preaching and teaching of the Word of God is always unpopular with those who are rebelling against God, which is why people often ridicule sermonizing as ‘Bible-bashing’. After all, nobody likes to be ‘preached at.’

However at the centre of the Church’s mission is a verbal message that Christ died for sins. It is this message which is of ‘first importance’ (1 Corinthians 15.3) to the church and to the world. And the message is to be communicated to a needy world through the ministry of the Word. Paul instructs Timothy to devote himself to “the public reading of Scripture, to preaching and to teaching” (1Tim 4:11). Each believer at Knockbreda has a crucial role to play in this ministry. It is to faithfully share the Word of God as we talk to our friends and family about the Christian faith. We may not call it formal ‘preaching.’ But the main thing is that we are passing on the Word which God has given us. We will be tempted to do other worthy things – some of which are necessary for our church to continue day by day. But our number one priority must be to place the gospel and the Bible at the top of our agenda. The Word needs to be brought into everything we do. The Lord Jesus Christ and his apostles set us an invaluable example in this regard. As we read the New Testament we find them consistently preaching and teaching God’s Word and making hard decisions about their priorities in favour of that ministry (e.g. Mark 1.38). Jesus himself quotes the verse at the top of this page right at the beginning of his ministry (Matthew 4.4). And it is true! Humanity cannot live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord. The Bible (the Word of the Lord) offers us spiritual life, new life, true life. In the Old Testament it is one of Israel’s greatest fears that there should be a famine of God’s words (Amos 8.11). I am working hard to ensure that there is spiritual bread on the table at Knockbreda, in the form of teaching from the Bible every week. My prayer is that each of us would find a way of being involved in this ministry of the Word within our church.

Sincerely in Christ,

Bill

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BETWEEN OURSELVES .

The Register of General Vestrypersons – The Register of Vestry Members is now open for revision. Members are entitled to attend the Easter Vestry and participate in its proceedings which include the appointment of a new Select Vestry and other Parish representatives. Individuals over the age of 18 years and who regularly subscribe to Church funds may register as new members. Existing members do not have to re-register. A Form of Declaration is available from the Rector or Churchwardens. Forms should be completed and returned to the Rector or Churchwardens or the Church Office no later than Sunday 15 February 2015 Women’s Breakfast - A delicious breakfast for women is planned for Saturday 31 January at 9am. Speaker: Rosemary Wilson. Food for body and soul. Friends and visitors very welcome! Pantomime - Please plan to come to the Knockbreda Pantomime, Sleeping Beauty, on 6 and 7 February. Lenten Services - Knockbreda’s midweek services for Lent will begin on Wednesday 18 February at 7.30pm. We will be learning from the book of Romans and tying this Bible teaching in with what the Home Groups have been doing. All welcome. CAP - A CAP money course is planned to begin on Thursday 19 February in the Breda Room. See the website for details nearer the time. SAMS - Friday Night Live will be a little earlier than usual this year. It is on 30th January at 7.30pm in the Craigavon Civic Centre. Mission 2015 - While the whole of the Christian life is to be centred on the mission of Christ, the diocese has set aside 2015 as a year of mission. Knockbreda’s mission committee has arranged different events and activities throughout the year to introduce people to our church and ultimately to faith in Christ. For example, our new ‘Shake, Rattle and Rhyme’ is happening on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month at 10am for parents and toddlers. A focused week of gospel presentations is planned for this November with our missioner Rev Trevor Johnston from All Saints. Please speak to Bill to get involved. Simply Christianity - Me? A Christian! Simply Christianity is a 5-session course that the Rector would love to do with you if you want to know what a true Christian is or how to become one. Time and place to suit you. Open to individuals or couples. Speak to Bill

Parishioners in Hospital - Please let the Rector know of any parishioners who go into hospital. Thank you.

Twitter - Follow Bill on Twitter @BillandClaire. Bill’s blog is http//bible-disciple.blogspot.co.uk

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CAP Christmas Hamper and Fuel Fund Appeal

A big thank you to all from Knockbreda who so generously supported this very worthwhile appeal. Donations to the Fuel Fund totalled £141 and we brought 3 car loads of items to St Finians where they were sorted and made up into hampers. Thanks also to Mothers’ Union members who chose this appeal for their Christmas project and donated Christmas gifts and treats. Heather Elliott ______________

Our Christmas Hamper Appeal was very successful again this year, with great support from the parishes of St. Columbas, St. Donards, St. Finians and Knockbreda and also from McQuiston Memorial. We were able to make up 50 hampers together with an additional box of items which were delivered to CAP clients in the

week commencing 15 December 2014. There was also food left over which will enable us to support clients who are living on tight budgets throughout the year. The clients were delighted with the hampers and very grateful for the extra support in the run up to Christmas. One client said, “Wow! These hampers are amazing! I can’t believe how much this will help.” I would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who contributed to the Hamper Appeal and Fuel Fund and also for your prayerful support as we work to bring God’s hope and blessing into the lives of our clients. Heather Purdy Centre Manager, Belfast Central CAP Centre

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THURSDAY CLUB

Our next meeting will be on

Thursday 12th February at 2.30p.m

This will be a very interesting afternoon

Everyone very welcome

Come and bring your friends

For transport contact

Mina Kelso 90799109 or Vera Bell 90961729

Our Speaker will be

Mrs Marian Gibson (Sister of Lord Eames)

Paper tweets

The humble child of God cries out, “My God, my God, why hast thou accepted me?” Kevin de Young

Self-sufficiency is Satan’s net. Charles Spurgeon

Be obedient even when you do not know where obedience may lead you. Sinclair Ferguson

CAR PARK ROTA - February

10.00am 11.30am 6.30pm 1 Feb E Kelso A Templeton P Murphy

8 Feb K Morrow M Pollock F Montgomery

15 Feb K Armstrong G Bell N Sleator

22 Feb S Elliott T Jones B Lloyd 1 March P Marshall R Clayton A Kidd

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Extracts from the Parish Registers

Burial

25 November Maureen Blackstock 18 Church Road 5 December Gordon Reid 28 Lennox Avenue 7 January Pat McBriar Hollygate Nursing Home 12 January Frank Mason 3 Windermere Village

F.W.O. Team for February

N. Weatherall (Leader) ; E. Kelso ; G. Bell and J. Torrens

Food for Body and Soul

MEN’S BREAKFAST

The next Men’s Breakfast will be

on Saturday 14th February, 2015

at 8.30 am in the Minor Hall

Guest Speaker

will be

Robert Smyth

St Elizabeth's, Dundonald

With Lent in mind…

Still water and still religion freeze the quickest. - Anon

Some Christians are not only like salt that has lost its savour, but like pepper that has lost its pep. - Albert George Butzer

Christianity is the total commitment of all I know of me to all I know of Jesus Christ. - William Temple

Parish Pump

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Knockbreda Parish Church presents

Sleeping Beauty

Friday 6th February; 7.30pm

Saturday 7th February: 2-30pm and 7.30pm

In Knockbreda Parish Church Hall

Adults: £7

Concessions: £4

Family Ticket: £20

The winter is cold and long, so come along to this spectacular Pantomime that will

warm you inside and out!

GET YOUR TICKETS NOW!

Crèche Rota - February

1st February — Heather Nixon & Eleanor Patterson

8th February — Jean Forsythe & Maureen Coulter 15th February — Emily Hickey & Wendy England

22nd February — Family Service

1st March — Elaine Clay & Joanne Clayton

If this does not suit, please contact Rhona Maynes 90 298667

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‘Wise planning will watch over you. Understanding will keep you safe.’ (Proverbs 2:11) Do you wish you could take control of your money? save for that special occasion or just make your money go further?

Then this is the course for you! The CAP money course will save you money and not cost you anything. It will give you the skills and tools you need to manage your money better whatever stage of life you are at. The three week course starts on Thursday 19th February from 8.00-9.30pm in the Breda Room. If you would like to sign up contact :-

Heather on 07712046871 / helliott@virginmedia.com,

Janet on 07780864731 / janetjen@virginmedia.com or

Wilma on 90913971 / wchrusciak@gmail.com

Participating in this course does NOT require you to share any

personal or financial details.

Sound team - FEBRUARY

1 February - Charlie Grant 8 February - Heather Elliott 15 February - Jack Nixon 22 February - Karen Vincent 1 March - Frank McKee

Please arrive 30mins before the service

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Front Cover this month shows the ‘Mission 2015’ banner set behind the Communion Table and the interesting shadows projected onto the banner by the church spotlights.

Recommended reading

‘Know and Tell the Gospel’ by John Chapman.

Have you ever felt your knees knock and your mouth dry up just when you had the opportunity to tell someone about your faith in Jesus Christ? John Chapman says he has. He struggled for many years with a secret fear of witnessing to his Lord and Saviour, even wondering if he should just give up because he obviously “didn’t have the gift.” But having determined to resolve his difficulty he found that evangelism became very rewarding and that it is the privilege and responsibility of every Christian. Know and Tell the Gospel is a marvellous book (a modern Christian classic) written in two parts. First it explains what the gospel is. So, if you have not yet made a commitment to Christ, it will explain exactly what you have to do and believe. Secondly, it helpfully looks at how to pass on the faith. In this year of mission 2015 every Christian believer at Knockbreda needs equipped to do exactly that – pass on the gospel. John Chapman was for many years the Director for Evangelism for the Sydney diocese of the Anglican Church. He writes with passion and humour illuminating his bible teaching with illustrations and personal anecdotes. Highly recommended. On the bookstall priced £5.

Bill

FLOWER LIST - FEBRUARY 1 February - Rhona Maynes 8 February - Available 15 February - Carole Stewart 22 February - Available 1 March - Available

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THURSDAY CLUB

Christmas Party Report

On 11th December we had our Christmas Party. It was wonderful to see so many friendly faces (74 in all) in the Hall which was so nicely decorated, singing Carols and enjoying the Christmas Festivities. I would like to thank all those who helped in any way to make the party a success—helped with food, served tea but most of all those who took part in the entertainment—Catherine, Vera and Elizabeth. An enormous thank you to Mrs Sheila Barrett who gave up her time and enthusiasm with the ‘Knockbreda Players’ - Robert, Jim and Brian, (10 out of 10 as usual!), not forgetting Lila Gibson for her accompaniment on the piano - all of whom made for an enjoyable afternoon. Thank you everyone. It just leaves it for me, on behalf of the Committee, to wish you all a very Happy and Healthy 2015 - See you soon d.v. Mina One person not mentioned in the above Report is, of course, Mina and it is only right that her massive contribution to the success of the Christmas Party and the Thursday Club is recognised - Very many thanks for all your work Mina! Editor

With Valentine’s Day and romance in mind… Marriage is…. - not always just a word; sometimes it is a sentence. - a very good way to promote civilisation – according to Soc-rates, if you get a good partner you will be happy, if you get a bad one you will become a philosopher. - the only permanent cure for love.

We had an enjoyable evening in December. Poems, quizzes and a craft activity as well as a contribution from the Rev. Paul made up the programme for the meeting. Thank you to members for all the items they brought for the CAP Christmas Hamper Appeal and to the Committee who provided the supper. As the speakers for January and March had to be switched around and due to the fact that the January meeting was taking place on the 3rd Thursday and not the 1st I can only say that we hope to have heard Professor Jim Dornan speak on ‘A privileged professional life’ at that meeting, (I am writing these notes on 2nd January) Carol Walker will now speak at the March meeting on the subject of ‘Women and War’. In February, the Rev. Derek Kerr’s title is ‘By Royal Appointment’.

Jacqueline Davie Branch Secretary

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Mothers’ Union Tea Rota for February 2015

5 February Audrey Harvey and Eileen Henderson

If this does not suit please contact Norma Johnston—9070 1636

Some Observations on Our Christian Journey... Jesus is the bread of life, not the cake for special occasions. Anon God knows us altogether and cares for us in spite of that knowledge. J Charles Stern Temptations are everywhere, and so is the grace of God. Anon What we worship determines what we become. Harvey F Ammerman